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Post by coachpruitt on Nov 10, 2008 18:52:23 GMT -6
I have a team at the highest weight limit without being unlimited and I was saddled with 14 new players out of 25 and needless to say we were pummeled all year long. I have to recruit and do lots of it.
I plan on passing out flayers at the local middle schools and join the flag league this off season. I also will hold "free" football clinics this spring. My thought is I will recruit at least 15 kids that have played at different ages.
Besides that I have nothing and need help.
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Post by coachdoug on Nov 10, 2008 19:18:02 GMT -6
If you feel you need to go this route, your best bet is to talk to your players and ask them who the best athletes are in the other sports they play. Especially sports like bssketball, lacrosse, hockey, wrestling, and even soccer - players that excel in those sports generally do well in football (maybe not so much with soccer, but it is a great place to find a kicker, lol). Baseball has a looser correlation, but is still a good place to look for talent. Focus on speed and overall athleticsm (rather than size). Have your players or their parents try to get those kids interested in football and then offer to talk to them if they show any interest.
Flyers at the local schools is a good idea - I'm surprised that your league is not already doing this for you. Be careful with the free clinics - just check your local league's rules - that would be considered illegal practice here unless you met some pretty stringent criteria (like carrying general liability insurance and advertising outside of your own team's territory). Coaching in an off-season flag league sounds like a good idea.
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Post by davecisar on Nov 10, 2008 21:01:25 GMT -6
This is how I built a program from 0 to over 400 kids in about 5 years, our recruiting methods: We didnt selectively recruit, we signed up everyone. Where I am now, we just do a one time flyer at the local school and we get as many as we need. I dont ever want to run an org that big again, 3 teams is enough. |
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Post by raiderpirates on Nov 12, 2008 14:24:53 GMT -6
Don't try to start out with predisposed qualitative assumptions. Quantitity yields quality along with it, wheat from chaff sorting occurs in offseason and preseason. Your program takes quantum leaps with increased participation.
Now, is there basically a maximized ratio of players to coaches that needs to be addressed?
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